in the eyes of the law
legally (from a legal perspective)
Today, Mark Kipnis stands in the eyes of the law guilty of nothing. Source: Internet
Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. Source: Internet
He stayed there, still an innocent man in the eyes of the law, for four and a half years. Source: Internet
“Yar’Adua’s no-nonsense stance on the issue of rule of law, indeed, gave the nation and her inhabitants the feeling that everyone and everybody is equal in the eyes of the law. Source: Internet
"The charging of Pell for these alleged crimes reinforces that people should be and are treated equally in the eyes of the law," she said. Source: Internet